You can’t keep a good slam down. After stints at now-defunct venues like the Black Box and Oaklandish, the venerable Oakland Slam is back in the spoken-word business at the Oakland Metro (201 Broadway ...

Feminist performance poet Alix Olson has always considered herself a loudmouth, and for a while her mouth–and her politics–got her into trouble. But she is quick to point out that the small acts of ...

Lauren Perry performs at Phoenix iWPS finals from The State Press on Vimeo. Recent buzz throughout the Phoenix arts district has focused on the upcoming Individual World Poetry Slam competition.